Detroit Riots of 1967

Give at least one statistic of the consequences of the 1967 Detroit riots.

Over 7,200 people were arrested and over 2,000 structures were ruined.

What did the Kerner Commission determine after it studied the causes of the riots?

Poverty, racism, and discrimination.

Name some of the issues that black families who lived in Detroit were continuing to deal with in the 1960's.

Racism from law enforcement

What are the causes and consequences of the Detroit Riots?

Segregation, discrimination, and unemployment all led up to the Detroit Riots. Although one arrest sparked it, it was already a severe problem, and people just needed a reason to fight back. We still fight for racial equality across the country. It is a problem that has not yet been taken care of.

What triggered the Detroit race riots?

a brick that broke a police car window

What was causing neighborhoods to shift populations?

deindustrialization of U.S. cities and desegregation of schools

What is white flight?

when white people moved out of cities towards suburbs